Run two CRM instances side by side

[chrislynch8]

This is might simple but if I have a live a test and a dev instance of my SugarCRM - how is it possible to each open at the same time and use them.

Instead if I log into one I am logged out of the other etc...

I found reference to the PHPSESSID in a sugar wiki but didn't fully understand it.
http://www.sugarcrm.com/wiki/index.p...e=PHP_Sessions

Rgds
Chris

[SugarDev.net]

change the unique key in config.php.

[chrislynch8]

So I change the unique key in the config.php in the CRM root folder - Will this affect anything in the CRM?

Is this key always the same?


Rgds
Chris

[roblaus]

I am doing this all the time but I have my session directory within the Sugar directory. This can be changed in config.php (mind the slashes...)
Not sure about the unique key but usually Loek knows what he's talking about.

[chrislynch8]

I am doing this all the time but I have my session directory within the Sugar directory. This can be changed in config.php (mind the slashes...)
Not sure about the unique key but usually Loek knows what he's talking about.

Hi,

So where the current config.php include seesion_directory = '' just change it to my Sugar Instance directory. Are you using a new directory called Sessions for example /var/www/crm/live/sessions??

So I have that done and it is working - Two questions.

1: Where are they stored by default?
2: What do you do to remove them when a user is no longer accessing the CRM? - Will your sessions directory not fill up.

Rgds
Chris

[SugarDev.net]

1. Depends on your operating system, you can find this out by doing a phpinfo(); call in a new PHP file and accessing that file
2. PHP and Apache will manage your sessions

Be reminded that storing sessions this way makes them accessible using a web browser. To be safe, add this directory to the existing .htaccess file in the Sugar root (will be rebuilt upon upgrades) or store it somewhere else outside the web directory.

[wedomarketing]

This may sound dumb, but I've been accomplishing this by just using two different browsers (Chrome/Firefox). It's cheap, but it doesn't require that I modify any code. And, if you have Win7 installed, you can snap both browsers to the sides and view both installs simultaneously. Alternatively (without Win7), just resize your windows and you're set.

Some people may not like this method, but it has been working out great for me.

[SugarDev.net]

yeah it works just as well indeed, but sometimes browsers *are* the subject of testing/developing and are not flexible